Precious Pupp is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that aired as a segment on The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show from October 2, 1965, to September 7, 1967.

Plot

The cartoon featured a large mangy dog named Precious Pupp, voiced by Don Messick, and his owner Granny Sweet, voiced by Janet Waldo. Granny was a kindly woman with a passion for motorcycles, completely oblivious to the fact that her beloved, affectionate pet was something of a neighborhood terror. He had a habit of slipping behind a victim quietly – sometimes in defense of their home, sometimes just for the fun of it – and jolting him with a ferocious series of barks... but never where or when Granny could catch him in the act.

Unlike many cartoon animals, Precious did not speak. His usual vocalism was an asthmatic-sounding, "wheezing" laugh used even more famously by Muttley, a Hanna-Barbera character introduced three years later. He usually outsmarted his enemies, most notably Bruiser, the neighborhood bulldog, but he also usually outsmarted his oblivious owner, too.

Twenty-six episodes were produced.

List of episodes

Season 1 (1965–66)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release date
11"Precious Jewels"October 2, 1965(1965-10-02)
Precious Pupp makes a would-be jewel thief wish that he had stayed home.
22"Doggone Dognapper"October 9, 1965(1965-10-09)
Precious gives a load of trouble to the local dog-catcher.
33"Bites and Gripes"October 16, 1965(1965-10-16)
Precious is dognapped and held for ransom.
44"Queen of the Road"October 23, 1965(1965-10-23)
55"Crook Out Cook Out"October 30, 1965(1965-10-30)
Granny and Precious capture a thief while butterfly hunting.
66"Next of Kin"November 6, 1965(1965-11-06)
77"Bowling Pinned"November 13, 1965(1965-11-13)
Precious helps Granny become a bowling champion.
88"Poodle Pandemonium"November 20, 1965(1965-11-20)
Precious falls in love with a pretty poodle.
99"Dog Tracks"November 27, 1965(1965-11-27)
1010"Sub-Marooned"December 4, 1965(1965-12-04)
1111"Lady Bugged"December 11, 1965(1965-12-11)
1212"Test in the West"December 18, 1965(1965-12-18)
1313"Bones and Groans"December 25, 1965(1965-12-25)
Bruiser tries to steal a bone from Precious while Granny is away.
1414"Butterfly Nut"January 1, 1966(1966-01-01)
1515"Precious Bone"January 8, 1966(1966-01-08)
1616"The Bird Watcher"January 15, 1966(1966-01-15)
1717"Dog Trained"January 22, 1966(1966-01-22)
1818"Oliver Twisted"January 29, 1966(1966-01-29)
1919"Pup, Skip and Jump"February 5, 1966(1966-02-05)
2020"A Grapple for the Teacher"February 12, 1966(1966-02-12)

Season 2 (1966)

No. overallNo. in seasonTitleOriginal release date
211"Pot Time Work"September 10, 1966(1966-09-10)
222"A Fiend in Need"September 17, 1966(1966-09-17)
233"Ski Sickness"September 24, 1966(1966-09-24)
244"Mascot Massacre"October 1, 1966(1966-10-01)
255"A.M. Mayhem"October 8, 1966(1966-10-08)
266"Girl Whirl"October 15, 1966(1966-10-15)

Voices

Home video

  • Worldvision Home Video released Precious Pupp on VHS tape in the 1980s, which has long since been out of print.
  • The episode "Precious Jewels" is available on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960's Vol. 1.
  • The episode "Bowling Pinned" is available on the DVD Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960's Vol. 2.

Precious Pupp in other languages

Later appearances

  • Granny Sweet later made an appearance in the Yo Yogi! episodes "Super Duper Snag" and "Bearly Working", voiced by Kath Soucie.
  • Precious Pupp and Granny Sweet appeared in Jellystone! with Granny Sweet voiced by Grace Helbig.

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